H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Specialist C

Occupation profile for Research Specialist C covers 28 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $72,884.

FY2026 certified median
$72,884
Total filings
28
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$70,483–$77,191
Top employer
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$70,000$67,795$70,676
FY202511$70,826$69,742$71,185
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$72,884$70,483$77,191

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Specialist CFY2024 $70,000; FY2025 $70,826; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $72,884$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$70,000FY2025$70,826FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$72,884Certified median offer, Research Specialist CFY2024 $70,000; FY2025 $70,826; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $72,884$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$70,000FY2025$70,826FY2026*$72,884
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA28 filings

Top cities

  1. Philadelphia28 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · Research Specialist C28 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1021$88,566$110,552$132,558$154,544
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-4021$47,258$54,850$62,462$70,054
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1029$73,382$92,352$111,322$130,291
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1042$67,829$95,160$122,512$149,843
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-2099$48,298$71,094$93,891$116,688
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2012$73,674$117,915$162,178$206,419